West Ham United’s transition into the London Stadium has not quite gone to plan.
West Ham United co-owner David Sullivan has said the problems inside the London Stadium will be eased once the team finds their form and gets back to winning ways, in an interview with the Daily Star.
The Hammers have won just one Premier League game at their new home, and there have been problems between fans which have put a tainted gloss over the club’s move from the Boleyn Ground, but Sullivan thinks the trouble will end when performances improve, and has thanked those supporters who have not caused any problems in their new home.
“Things will calm down shortly and it will all be helped when we start to win a few games,” Sullivan told the Daily Star.
“I would like to thank 99.9 per cent of the supporters who are behaving impeccably and are really getting behind the team.”
The move to the Olympic Stadium combined with West Ham’s poor start to the season has put the London club under the spotlight more than ever, with some blaming the change of address, and the issues inside the stadium have made the move all the more controversial.
West Ham have been beaten by Watford and Southampton in the league at their new ground, with Dimitri Payet’s stunning solo goal against Middlesbrough probably the stand out moment for the Hammers inside the London Stadium.
Slaven Bilic’s next game is away to Crystal Palace, and a win against Alan Pardew’s side would surely see a change of atmosphere inside the London Stadium a week later when West Ham entertain Sunderland.
The move to the 60,000 capacity ground should be the dawning of a new era for West Ham, but that era is enduring a stuttering start.
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